Lesson 1

Question 1

How is Yin represented (symbolically)?

Answer 1

A broken line

Question 2

How is Yang represented (symbolically)?

Answer 2

A (unbroken) line

Question 3

How many Trigrams and hexagrams represent the myriad phenomena of the universe?

Answer 3

8 Trigrams
64 hexagrams

Question 4

___ ___

Answer 4

Yin

Question 5

________

Answer 5

Yang

Question 6

___ ___
___ ___

Answer 6

MAX Yin
(Midnight)
Winter

Question 7

___ ___
________

Answer 7

Yang within Yin
(Sunrise)
Spring - growth of Yang

Question 8

________
________

Answer 8

MAX Yang
(Noon)
Summer

Question 9

________
___ ___

Answer 9

Yin within Yang
(Sunset)
Autumn - growth of Yin

Question 10

Yin (character) represents

Answer 10

mound/hill
a cloud

Question 11

Yang (character) represents

Answer 11

sun
sun over the horizon
rays of light

Question 12

Understanding Yin and Yang as relating to the image of a hill

Answer 12

Yin side dark
Yang side sunlit

Question 13

Yin - as a phase of cyclical movement

Answer 13

Darkness
Moon
Shade
Rest
Earth
Flat
Space
West
North
Right

Question 14

Yang - as a phase of cyclical movement

Answer 14

Lightness
Sun
Brightness
Activity
Heaven
Round
Time
East
South
Left

Question 15

Are yin/yang relative or absolute?

Answer 15

Relative

Question 16

Yin and Yang as two states of density of matter

Answer 16

Yang - Energy/immaterial/rising/expansion/fire

Yin -
Matter/material/descending/below/water